Education in Guinea-Bissau 125 indicators covering education for Guinea-Bissau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 38.3% 2025 down 9.3% 31st Population ages 15-64 58.4% 2025 up 6.4% 180th Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th School enrollment, primary 113.4% 2010 up 50.2% 27th Primary education, teachers 5,371 2010 up 57.7% 157th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.76 live births per woman 2024 down 21.6% 35th School enrollment, primary, female 110.4% 2010 up 80.7% 33rd School enrollment, primary, male 116.4% 2010 up 29.7% 22nd Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 3.84 live births per woman 2023 down 22.2% 33rd Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 3.84 live births per woman 2023 down 22.2% 33rd Labor force, female 47.7% 2025 up 3.7% 44th Labor force, total 899,220 2025 up 38.0% 147th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9311 GPI 2010 up 39.6% 180th School enrollment, secondary 34.4% 2006 up 91.8% 191st Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 12.6 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 23rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 9.9 per 1,000 2024 down 20.2% 14th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 5.6 per 1,000 2024 down 21.1% 20th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 6.1 per 1,000 2024 down 41.9% 25th Secondary education, teachers 1,480 2006 down 13.8% 170th School enrollment, secondary, female 12.8% 2000 up 246.4% 201st School enrollment, secondary, male 23.0% 2000 up 184.8% 197th School enrollment, primary, private 27.7% 2010 up 42.8% 42nd Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 27.7% 2010 up 42.8% 45th School enrollment, preprimary 13.2% 2014 up 258.6% 176th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.5379 GPI 2000 up 16.3% 195th Secondary education, teachers, female 106 2000 up 6.0% 195th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 3.67 years 2023 up 11.2% 181st Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 3.67 years 2023 up 11.2% 181st Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 84.3% 2010 up 35.5% 23rd Primary completion rate, male 69.4% 2010 up 92.9% 162nd Primary completion rate, female 55.8% 2010 up 174.1% 174th Duration of compulsory education 9 years 2025 unchanged 120th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Government expenditure on education, total 2.0% 2013 down 1.1% 177th Secondary education, general pupils 78,026 2010 up 213.2% 153rd Lower secondary completion rate, total 36.3% 2010 up 176.0% 169th School enrollment, preprimary, male 12.8% 2014 up 255.9% 174th School enrollment, preprimary, female 13.6% 2014 up 261.4% 174th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 8.4% 1987 down 37.9% 179th Government expenditure on education, total 16.2% 2013 down 3.3% 46th Secondary education, general pupils 40.5% 2010 up 13.0% 197th Lower secondary completion rate, female 28.8% 2010 up 204.5% 175th Lower secondary completion rate, male 43.8% 2010 up 160.1% 161st Children out of school 30.5% 2010 down 39.8% 17th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8,950 number 2010 up 115.2% 166th Primary education, pupils 278,890 2010 up 85.9% 130th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 69.5% 2010 up 41.0% 193rd Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 55,176 2006 up 114.0% 164th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 30.5% 2010 down 39.8% 18th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 7.5% 1987 down 29.2% 164th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 9.0% 1987 down 43.3% 164th Secondary education, vocational pupils 977 2006 up 12.4% 166th Number of under-five deaths, male 2,380 2024 down 26.0% 73rd Number of infant deaths, male 1,536 2024 down 23.5% 81st Number of infant deaths, female 1,174 2024 down 24.2% 82nd Page 1 of 3 Next →